1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
(Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. By approval of the Consent Calendar, the staff recommendations will be adopted unless otherwise modified by the Commission. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Commission Member or a member of the audience requests removal of the items from the Consent Calendar.)
a. Minutes from the June 24, 2008 meeting.
Staff recommendation: approve.
b. 937 Polk. Planning Application 08-043. Design Review. Front Yard Parking Exception. Request for approval to allow an approximately 100sq.ft. second-story addition. A parking exception is requested to allow one off-street parking space where two are required.
20080722-Staff Report-937 Polk
Staff recommendation: approve.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
For persons desiring to address the Commission on an item that is not on the agenda please note that each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. The Brown Act limits the Commission ability to take and/or discuss items that are not on the agenda; therefore, such items are normally referred to staff for comment or to a future agenda.
6. DISCUSSIONS & POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
a. 934 San Pablo. Planning Application 06-074. Design Review. Non-residential Parking Adjustment. Density Bonus. Affordable Housing. Public hearing for approval of a new four-story mixed-use building with twelve residential units and two retail units. A density bonus and concession modifying the City’s floor area ratio requirement, are also requested as part of the approval.
20080722-Staff Report-934 San Pablo
Staff recommendation: 1. Recommend to the City Council approval of findings and agreements associated with density bonus allowing 12 units of housing and a concession of Floor Area Ratio requirements of the Planning and Zoning Code; and 2. Approve design review of the proposed project subject to conditions of approval, including a condition of approval that requires City Council approval of a Density Bonus for this project.
b. 1030-1130 San Pablo Avenue (northeast corner of University Village at San Pablo Avenue and Monroe Street). Planning Application 07-100. Rezoning. Planned Unit Development. Design Review. Parking Exception. A request for rezone to San Pablo Commercial, planned unit development, design review and parking exception for a new grocery store and mixed-use development at a site owned by the University of California.
20080722-Staff Report-University Village
20080722-Attach 2-PZ20071113SSSR-University Village
20080722-Attach 3-PZ20071113min-University Village
20080722-Attach 4-PZ20080422ScopSR-University Village
20080722-Attach 5-PZ20080422min-university Village
Staff recommendation: receive testimony from the applicant and members of the public. Provide direction to staff on issues related to changes in the conceptual site plan. .
c. 845 Cleveland. Planning Application 06-077. Lot Line Adjustment. Planned Unit Development. Design Review.
20080722-Staff Report-845 Cleveland
20080722-Attach 1-PZ20070424SR-845Cleveland
20080722-Attach 2-20070424NOZ-845 Cleveland
Staff recommendation: Approve: a. amendments to the Planned Unit Development allowing building height up to 38’ in height measured from natural grade; b. amendments to Design Review approval to allow the acoustical windows as constructed; and c. amendments to Design Review to allow tongue and grove wood siding in lieu of corrugated metal siding wrapping the top story, front elevation, rear elevation, and on the side bay windows, subject to staff analysis that water intrusion and rapid weatherization issues cannot be resolved in an aesthetic and cost effective manner.
d. Annual Report on the St. Mary’s College High School Athletic Field Renovation Project.
20080722-Staff Report-St Mary's College High
20080722-Attach A-Annual Report by SMCHS
20080722-Attach B-PZ20071016NOA-SMCHS
20080722-Attach C-Mitigated Neg Dec-SMCHS
20080722-Att D-CEQA Mitigation Monitoring Prog-SMCHS
20080722-Attach E-Correspondences-SMCHS
Staff recommendation: hold a public hearing to review the annual report and provide direction to staff and St. Mary’s High School.
e. City Council request for comments and recommendations on establishing Paid Parking Program.
20080722-Staff Report-Paid Parking
20080722-Attach 1-Draft Memo to City Council - Paid Parking
20080722-Attach 2-Compilation of Responses-Paid Parking
20080722-Attach 3-Maass Comments-Paid Parking
20080722-Attach 4-PZ20080624SR-Paid Parking
Staff recommendation; provide initial comments and recommendations to assist the City Council in its discussion regarding the potential of establishing a paid parking program in the City of Albany.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCUSSION
a. Report on Planning and Zoning Commission Special Meeting on July 15, 2008 regarding preparation the 2009 Housing Element
b. Update on City Council actions related to Planning and Zoning.
c. Update on Civic Center Project
d. Letter from Loni Hancock
8. FUTURE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEMS
(Staff discussion and Commission member announcement of status of previous agenda items and requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on requests for future agenda items).
a. Regular Meetings of August 12, 2008 and August 26, 2008 will be cancelled for summer recess.
b. Next Regular Meeting: Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
9. ADJOURNMENT
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Please note that if you provide your name and address when speaking before the Commission/Committee/Board it will become part of the official public record, which will be posted on the Internet. Agenda related writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning & Zoning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department.
PZ minutes-20080722
